{"nrhp_refnum":"72001141","name":"Hope Lodge","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"553 Bethlehem Pike","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fort Washington","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.12611580650005,"lon":-75.21610127723258,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-04-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Hope Lodge is a two-and-a-half-story Georgian country mansion in Fort Washington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The house is built of fieldstone plastered on three sides with a brick front facade, and is dated to about 1750.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as an extremely fine example of pure Georgian architecture, with outstanding interior woodwork that survived Victorian alterations. It also cites its association with General Greene after the Battle of Germantown, its use as a hospital after the fighting, and its archaeological value tied to the adjacent mill complex.","narrative":"Built about 1750 as a country mansion in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Hope Lodge is a two-and-a-half-story Georgian house with a fieldstone body, a brick front facade of seven bays, and a hip-on-gable roof with two brick chimneys. Its interior is the main reason for its listing. The central hall has an elliptical arch flanked by fluted pilasters with bellflower capitals, the north parlor has bolection-molded panels and a native marble fireplace, and the main staircase has a balustraded opening on the second floor that lights the stairs. Originally unplumbed and heated by fireplaces, the house retains much of its original woodwork. The house is linked to General Greene, who used it as headquarters after the Battle of Germantown, and it was reportedly used as a hospital afterward. Its name derives from the banker Henry Hope of Amsterdam, who bought it as a wedding present for his cousin James Horatio Watmough. Archaeological finds on the property are tied to the nearby mill complex.","period_of_significance":"circa 1750","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Altered with later dormers and electric heating units; original site retained.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.906941-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001141.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001141/66c9998bb5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001141/66c9998bb5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hope_Lodge_(Whitemarsh_Township,_Pennsylvania).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hope_Lodge_(Whitemarsh_Township,_Pennsylvania).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995604","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Lodge_(Whitemarsh_Township,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1627545"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/hope-lodge-72001141/"}